Analyst Profile

Shawn P. McCarthy

Director, Government Vendor Programs

Shawn P. McCarthy is Director, Research, Government Vendor Programs, including US IT Opportunities in Government & Education, US IT Spending Guides, US LOB Budget Guides. Shawn is responsible for analyzing primary end-user data and budget data collected both from officially published sources and through surveys of IT managers in government and university offices. Shawn determines IT investment priorities for the public sector and identifies and forecasts emerging technologies and opportunities for IT vendors.

Prior to joining Government Insights, Shawn was program manager for Government & Education for IDC's Vertical Industry Research Group. McCarthy has also headed his own consulting firm, and served as a group product manager for four years at Lycos, the Internet search engine. Prior to that he was a senior editor at Government Computer News. Shawn has given presentations and chaired panel discussions at FOSE, MacWorld and other IT conferences. As a government employee, he helped build databases and curriculum libraries at The Smithsonian Institution.

Shawn graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University with a masters degree in educational technology leadership. He received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and occasionally teaches graduate level project management classes.

He is frequently quoted by trade publications which are read by government IT mangers, and is the author of two books: Engineering Your Way to Success written for the National Society of Professional Engineers, and The Art of .COMbat: Ancient Wisdom for the Competitive Economy, published by John Wiley & Sons.

Research Authored by Shawn P. McCarthy

The Proposed 2011 Federal Budget: Lofty Goals Meet Sensible IT Strategy — Can This Marriage Work? Shawn P. McCarthy, Thom Rubel, Adelaide O'Brien Feb 2010 - Doc # GI221984      Perspective This IDC Government Insights Perspective provides an analysis of the information technology portion of the U.S. fiscal year 2011 budget. This week, President Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget plan that includes a propo ... purchase document

2010 State of the Union:Heating Up IT Investments During a Budget Freeze Shawn P. McCarthy, Adelaide O'Brien, Thom Rubel Jan 2010 - Doc # GI221868      Perspective This IDC Government Insights Perspective provides an analysis of the technologies, solutions, and services that are impacted by President Obama's 2010 State of the Union address and the information technology implications from ... purchase document

IDC Insights Predictions 2010: Government Thom Rubel, Alison Brooks, Ph.D., Jan Duffy, Alex Kim, Shawn P. McCarthy, Adelaide O'Brien Jan 2010 - Doc # GI1CAG10      Event Proceeding In this IDC Government Insights web conference, Thom Rubel, (Vice President of Research, IDC Government Insights), Dr. Alison Brooks (Research Director, Public Sector), Jan Duffy (Research Director, EMEA), Alex Kim (Research Di ...

Cash-Strapped Governments Should Consider Data Center Brokers Shawn P. McCarthy Jan 2010 - Doc # lcUS22174710      IDC Link When building or expanding a government data center, one of the most challenging aspects, aside from funding, can be finding the right space to house the facility. Data centers have unique needs when it comes to available power, Internet ba ...

U.S. Federal Government IT Spending Guide, Version 2, 2008–2013 Shawn P. McCarthy, Monika Kumar Jan 2010 - Doc # GI221613      Pivot Table This Government Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the U.S. federal government IT opportunity for 2008–2013.: purchase document

U.S. State and Local Government IT Spending Guide, Version 2, 2008–2013 Shawn P. McCarthy, Monika Kumar Jan 2010 - Doc # GI221570      Pivot Table This Government Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the U.S. state and local government IT opportunity.: purchase document

U.S. Government 2010 Top 10 Predictions Thom Rubel, Adelaide O'Brien, Shawn P. McCarthy Jan 2010 - Doc # GI221484      Top 10 Predictions This IDC Government Insights report discusses the top 10 predictions for 2010 that will heavily influence the direction and magnitude of IT investment, management, and evaluation. It also presents four key market drivers affect ... purchase document

Targeting Density: Metro-Area Hot Spots for Marketing IT Solutions to Local Governments Shawn P. McCarthy, Thom Rubel Dec 2009 - Doc # GI221387      Perspective This Government Insights Perspective looks at how venders of IT products and services can use a regional approach when selling to state and local (S&L) governments.: The U.S. S&L government market is lucrative an ... full document read | download pdf

Capitalizing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: An Accurate View of Addressable Spending, with Advice for Agencies and Vendors Shawn P. McCarthy, Thom Rubel Dec 2009 - Doc # GI221113      Perspective This IDC Government Insights Perspective discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was crafted and approved by the United States Congress and the Obama administration earlier this year. The goal of the ... purchase document

U.S. and Worldwide Top Government IT Vendors, 2008–2009 Shawn P. McCarthy Nov 2009 - Doc # GI220718      Perspective This IDC Government Insights Perspective lists the big winners for government IT contracts focusing on IT services, hardware, software, and professional management services. It also reviews global government spending.: ... purchase document

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